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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

Skybound, Wizard World Announce 'TWD' Series for 2015 #MMBComic

Skybound’s The Walking Dead created by Robert Kirkman,
the groundbreaking, Eisner Award winning comic book series, continues to
captivate audiences worldwide. With anticipation high for the debut of Season 5
of the television series in a few weeks, Skybound, Kirkman's imprint at Image
Comics, and Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) today announced the launch of an
entirely new series of Limited Edition Exclusive Variant Covers of popular
issues of The Walking Dead comic, to be provided free to all full-price
attendees at every Wizard World Comic Con event in 2015.

Superstar
artists who regularly appear at Wizard World events will draw the unique covers
for each of the 24 shows scheduled to date, beginning with Wizard World New
Orleans Comic Con, January 9-11 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The
artists for each book will be announced as they are selected. A similar series
in 2013 featuring exclusives of The Walking Dead #1 proved to be wildly
popular with fans.

The exclusive The Walking Dead editions will
be produced in extremely limited quantities and are available at registration to
fans only while supplies last at each Wizard World convention. VIP attendees
will receive an additional black & white sketch version of the comic. The
full schedule of 2015 Wizard World shows is available at www.wizd.me/PRSchedule2015.

“Skybound
is pleased to work with Wizard World and many talented artists to bring this
series to thousands of fans,” said Kirkman, “Wizard World attendees have been
great supporters of The Walking Dead for years, so these books are
particularly appropriate for this audience.”

“Wizard World fans have
shown a strong desire for everything The Walking Dead, and we are proud that
this partnership with Robert Kirkman and Skybound will allow us to give these
books free to all of our paid attendees,” said John Macaluso,
Wizard World CEO and President. “We have seen the rise in popularity of The
Walking Dead, from popular celebrity guests like Norman Reedus, Jon
Bernthal, Michael Rooker and many others, to cosplay of dozens of
characters, to artwork and merchandise at our shows. We know that fans will
appreciate the return of one of our most popular promotions ever.”

About
Robert KirkmanRobert Kirkman is the creator of many popular comic books,
including the Eisner Award-winning The Walking Dead, long-running Invincible,
all-ages Super Dinosaur, and the new exorcism comic, Outcast which was released
in June 2014 and recently received a pilot pickup for CINEMAX with Fox
International.

Since entering the comics scene with his self-published
cult-hit Battle Pope in 2000, the Kentucky native has risen to fame as one of
the most successful names in comics and entertainment. In 2008, Kirkman became a
partner at Image Comics, and in 2010, he opened Skybound, his own imprint at
Image, which publishes his titles as well as other original work.

That
same year, Kirkman continued to expand his presence in the entertainment
industry, becoming a creator, executive producer and writer on The Walking Dead
television show. The show is in production on its fifth season and has become
the highest-rated basic cable drama of all time. To date The Walking Dead is the
#1 on television among the coveted 18-49 demo.

Under the Skybound Entertainment umbrella Kirkman wrapped production on
his first feature film, Air, starring The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and
Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou.

About Skybound
EntertainmentSince opening its doors in 2010, Skybound Entertainment has
grown into a multiplatform entertainment company. Skybound CEO Robert Kirkman is
creator of the award-winning The Walking Dead comic book series, the inspiration
for the hit TV show of the same name where he serves as creator and executive
producer. To date The Walking Dead is the #1 on television among the coveted
18-49 demo.

Skybound Entertainment and Kirkman just wrapped production
on their first feature film, Air, starring The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus and
Academy Award-nominated actor Djimon Hounsou. The film is slated to be released
in the spring of 2015.

Skybound released Kirkman’s new exorcism comic,
Outcast, in June 2014 which recently got the green light for a television pilot
with CINEMAX and Fox International. Kirkman will serve ascreator and executive
producer of the series.

Skybound Entertainment and digital entertainment
company Maker Studios recently announced a deal for the studio to produce and
air four digital series based off Skybound IPs.

Comic book titles
published by Skybound include The Walking Dead, the superhero-comic Invincible,
all-ages comic Super Dinosaur, the revenge drama Dead Body Road, and heist comic
Thief of Thieves.